Hong Kong protests: three people arrested for hitting man over the head with drain cover while he was clearing roadblocks
- Two charged with assisting assault and attempted unlawful assembly, while one charged with attempted assault and attempted unlawful assembly
- Trio, aged between 33 and 34, were arrested separately in Ap Lei Chau, Tsuen Wan and Central, based on surveillance footage a month after incident
Police made the arrests on Tuesday after inspecting surveillance footage of the incident. One of the trio is suspected to be the person who was holding the drain cover, while the other two were accompanying him.
The man suspected of holding the drain cover was charged with attempted assault and attempted unlawful assembly, while the other two were charged with assisting the assault and attempted unlawful assembly, police said at a press conference on Tuesday night.
The three men, aged between 33 and 34, claimed to be self-employed as interior designers. They were arrested separately in Ap Lei Chau, Tsuen Wan and Central.
“We believe two of the suspects know each other as they were seen heading to the scene of the assault together,” police said.